Suspender



G. lELDER Feb. 2, l 932.

SUSPENDER Filed March 25, 1951 A Home y Patented Febe 2, 1932 `Unirsesrarss AParleur OFFICE GEORGE ELDER, OF LAWRENCEBRG, INDIANA SUSPENDERApplication filed March 23, 1931. Serial No. 524,722.

- being mainly designed for the rear part of the Suspenders.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tape or string which islconnected to the connected ends of the webbing, so that f this stringor tape can be grasped to pull the webbing downwardly over the back sothat the button engaging member can be placed over a hook at theconnected ends of said webbing.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawin gs, wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure lis a fragmentary View showing the rear portion of a pair of Suspendersconnected to the garment and showing the invention in use. 1'

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view of the hook member.

In the drawings, the numerall indicates the webbing of a pair ofSuspenders and the numeral 3 indicates a member having button holes 4 atits ends for engaging the buttons of a pair of trousers or the like asshown in Fig. l. A plate 5 has its lower end bent to provide a hook 6and the major portion of the plate is placed in the folded ends of thewebbings Aas shown at 7 so that the major portion of the plate is hiddenfrom View and only the hook 6 is exposed.

The member 3 is adapted to be placed in the hook and connects thewebbing with said button engaging member thus enabling the webbing andsaid member to be easily connected together or disconnected from eachother, and rendering it unnecessary to unbutton the member' 3 from thebuttons when the garment is to be released from the suspender. Thisarrangement also prevents the sus penders from hanging down andcontacting the floor while they are being taken off, as

the webbing remains placed on the shoulders.

A tape 7 depends from the meeting ends of the webbing and provides meanswhereby one can easily pull the webbing down across the back to permitthe member 3 to be placed in the hook 6. Y

The ends of the webbing fold over the upper end of the plate, whilemember 7 passes into the folded portions of the webbing, and contactsthe plate and eyelets, rivets or the like as shown at 8 pass through theplate, the tape and the folded portions of the webbing as shown in Fig.2, to connect the parts together. Y

A projection 9 is formed on the plate within the hook portion and actsto frictionally hold the member 3 in the hook portion but permits thisto be easily withdrawn from the hook portion or placed therein.

It is thought from the foregoing ldescription that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It isV to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.`

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is lnSuspenders, a pair of convergingly arranged webbings, a plate having ahook at its lower end, the ends of the webbings being folded around thetop part of the plate to cover the same, a member passing through thehook and removably supported thereby, button holes in the ends of saidmember, and a flexible strip having its upper end connected with therear face of the plate and depending therefrom in rear of the hook, apart of the folded Webbings covering the upper end of the strip with thestrip de ending from between the folded part, an fastening memberspassing through the plate at the upper end ofthe stripend through thefront and rear fold parts of the Webbings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE ELDER.

